Well, we're not in Kansas anymore! (Sorry couldn’t resist.) But, if Dorothy were looking for safe and accessible streets to make her journey, she'd be well-served to look down the road to Lee's Summit, Missouri.

When talking with people who are interested in biking more but haven’t yet overcome their reservations, one of the things that comes up a lot is the challenge of one particular intersection or stretch of road. It’s too busy, or it just feels uncomfortable and dangerous.
I often remind those folks that they don’t need to ride to their destination along the same route they would drive. Sometimes...